2018 NZ HR Award Finalists Announced

Thursday, 7 December 2017, 4:52 pm
Press Release: Human Resources Institute of New Zealand

The 19th Annual NZ HR Awards presented by the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) and in association with Principal Sponsor Human Synergistics, will be presented at SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre on Thursday 22nd February.

The Awards recognise excellence in Human Resources and also highlight the importance of the profession in workplaces to help improve working conditions and also influence innovative, sustainable business strategy.

With an eight percent increase in submissions to the awards on the previous year’s event the significance of the profession has seen organisations target new ideas and strategies to drive all areas of the human resources profession.

Organisations who will be wanting to take home as many awards as they can this year include:

• Westpac who are nominated for three awards (Award for Workforce Engagement Programme of the Year, Award for Diversity and Inclusion, Award for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software)

• Lion who are nominated for two awards (Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics, Award for Outstanding Workplace)

• Lifewise, APT, MMN who are nominated for two awards (HR Business Contribution Award for Small Enterprises/Not-for-Profit, Award for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software)

• Vodafone New Zealand who are nominated for two awards (Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand Partners, Award for Diversity and Inclusion)

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• Wellington City Council who is also nominated for two awards (Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand Partners, Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics).

HRINZ National President Julia Stones CFHRINZ says “the quality of this year’s submission has been extraordinary. Having spoken with other judges we’ve agreed that the quality of the submissions this year have been world class and in many cases been very difficult to select a winner as there could have easily been two and sometimes three winners.”

Stones concludes by saying “the outcomes of these initiatives highlights the value that good Human Resource professionals bring to organisations on a micro and macro level.”

Official 2018 NZ HR Awards Finalists

Award	Finalists
HR Generalist of the Year in association with Strategic Pay	Kate Daly AHRINZ Trent Sherman AHRINZ
HR Specialist of the Year	Leslie Taylor Stephanie Love AHRINZ Jamie Walker Robyn White
Emerging HR Practitioner of the Year	Kirstin Te Wao Te Rina Piho Sarah Geraghty AHRINZ
Award for Health Safety and Wellbeing in association with Southern Cross Health Society	nib New Zealand Beca Ltd Spotless Integrated Facilities Services
Award for Talent Development and Management in association with Lee Hecht Harrison	Farmlands Real Journeys Waitemata District Health Board New Zealand Automobile Association
Award for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software	Comvita Ltd Lifewise, APT, MMN Westpac New Zealand
Award for Corporate Social Responsibility	Downer New Zealand Ltd
Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics	Lion McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ) Ltd. Wellington City Council
HR Business Contribution Award for Small Enterprises/Not-for-Profit	Lifewise, APT, MMN
Award for Learning and Development Capability in the Public Sector in association with The Skills Organisation	Springboard Trust Transpower New Zealand
Award for Recruitment Excellence in association with CEB is now Gartner	Department of Corrections
Award for Diversity and Inclusion	Vodafone New Zealand Westpac New Zealand
Award for Outstanding Workplace	Lion
Award for Workforce Engagement Programme of the Year	Accident Compensation Corporation Mercury Pinnacle Midlands Health Network Westpac New Zealand
Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand Partners	Vodafone New Zealand Wellington City Council GHD Limited

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